For 2006....
01. What did you do in 2006 that you'd never done before?
Kissed a boy, hit a deer, got cancer, and became liberal
02. Did you keep your new years' resolutions, and will you make more for next year?
I don't think I made any last year...and probably won't this year. If I decide I want to change my life I do it in other ways
03. Did someone close to you give birth?
Nope
04. Did anyone close to you die?
Yes
05. What countries did you visit?
None besides the good ol' USA
06. What would you like to have in 2007 that you lacked in 2006?
Faith in things I can't see.
07. What date from 2006 will remain etched upon your memory, and why?
I've got two.
July 27, 2006: when I had my biopsy and got the call telling me I had cancer.
November 1, 2006: when I got a boyfriend
08. What was your biggest achievement(s) of the year?
I got straight As in a jam-packed semester. I developed the confidence to deal with some of my relationships. I broke out of the food service industry.
09. What was your biggest failure(s)?
I fell way back in some of my friendships...
10. Did you suffer illness or injury?
Yeah...
11. What was the best thing you bought?
My iPod
12. Whose behavior merited celebration?
I'm going to go with Tibbs here and say Gordon and Devon
13. Whose behavior made you appalled and depressed?
No comment.
14. Where did most of your money go?
Food, school, laptop, gifts for other people.
15. What did you get really, really, really excited about?
First kiss, first real date, first anniversary
16. What song(s) will always remind you of 2006?
Counting Crows - Anna Begins
Coldplay - Fix You
17. Compared to this time last year, are you
i. happier or sadder? Happier
ii. thinner or fatter? Same...maybe a little chubbier
iii. richer or poorer? A bit poorer
18. What do you wish you'd done more of?
Laughing. Spending time with people. Hiking. Swimming.
19. What do you wish you'd done less of?
Worrying
20. How will you be spending Christmas?
With my family, as we always do--opening presents together in the beginning of the day and then opening our house to families with nowhere to go in the evening.
22. Did you fall in love in 2006?
Yes.
23. How many one-night stands?
None.
24. What was your favorite TV program?
Scrubs
25. Do you hate anyone now that you didn't hate this time last year?
I love the fact that I can honestly say I don't hate anybody. I dislike some people more, but that's far from being the same thing.
26. What was the best book you read?
Notes from Underground
27. What was your greatest musical discovery?
Counting Crows
28. What did you want and get?
Love
29. What did you want and not get?
Faith
30. Favorite film of this year?
Lucky Number Slevin, maybe....can't really remember what came out this year
31. What did you do on your birthday, and how old were you?
I turned 22, sat by myself and then cried and then did homework...but then went out to dinner and played poker and had a good time :)
32. What one thing would have made your year immeasurably more satisfying?
answers
33. How would you describe your personal fashion concept in 2006?
eclectic edging more to the hippy side
34. What kept you sane?
Having friends who I knew would stick by me through whatever was happening in my life.
35. Which celebrity/public figure did you fancy the most?
no idea
36. What political issue stirred you the most?
Same-sex marriage
37. Who do you miss?
Katie...and currently Russ (but that'll go away shortly)
38. Who was the best new person you met?
Geneva (girl from work this summer--we're soul twins)
39. Tell us a valuable life lesson you learned in 2006:
Telling yourself what you "should" be never does anything constructive; accepting yourself for what you are is the way to become a better and happier person.
Also...
Life is easier when you're sharing it with someone.
40. Quote a song lyric that sums up your year:
Life is funny, life's a mess
Sometimes a curse, sometimes a blessing
Don't worry 'bout a thing, don't worry 'bout it
Life gets sticky, life can bruise
Sometimes you win sometimes you're losing
No matter what it brings
Don't worry 'bout a thing
and during the cancer phase:
And I'm not ready for this sort of thing
But I'm not gonna break
and this last month:
He thinks I'm pretty, he thinks I'm smart
He likes my nerve and he loves my heart
He's always sayin' he's my biggest fan
My baby loves me just the way that I am
My baby loves me just the way that I am
Kissed a boy, hit a deer, got cancer, and became liberal
02. Did you keep your new years' resolutions, and will you make more for next year?
I don't think I made any last year...and probably won't this year. If I decide I want to change my life I do it in other ways
03. Did someone close to you give birth?
Nope
04. Did anyone close to you die?
Yes
05. What countries did you visit?
None besides the good ol' USA
06. What would you like to have in 2007 that you lacked in 2006?
Faith in things I can't see.
07. What date from 2006 will remain etched upon your memory, and why?
I've got two.
July 27, 2006: when I had my biopsy and got the call telling me I had cancer.
November 1, 2006: when I got a boyfriend
08. What was your biggest achievement(s) of the year?
I got straight As in a jam-packed semester. I developed the confidence to deal with some of my relationships. I broke out of the food service industry.
09. What was your biggest failure(s)?
I fell way back in some of my friendships...
10. Did you suffer illness or injury?
Yeah...
11. What was the best thing you bought?
My iPod
12. Whose behavior merited celebration?
I'm going to go with Tibbs here and say Gordon and Devon
13. Whose behavior made you appalled and depressed?
No comment.
14. Where did most of your money go?
Food, school, laptop, gifts for other people.
15. What did you get really, really, really excited about?
First kiss, first real date, first anniversary
16. What song(s) will always remind you of 2006?
Counting Crows - Anna Begins
Coldplay - Fix You
17. Compared to this time last year, are you
i. happier or sadder? Happier
ii. thinner or fatter? Same...maybe a little chubbier
iii. richer or poorer? A bit poorer
18. What do you wish you'd done more of?
Laughing. Spending time with people. Hiking. Swimming.
19. What do you wish you'd done less of?
Worrying
20. How will you be spending Christmas?
With my family, as we always do--opening presents together in the beginning of the day and then opening our house to families with nowhere to go in the evening.
22. Did you fall in love in 2006?
Yes.
23. How many one-night stands?
None.
24. What was your favorite TV program?
Scrubs
25. Do you hate anyone now that you didn't hate this time last year?
I love the fact that I can honestly say I don't hate anybody. I dislike some people more, but that's far from being the same thing.
26. What was the best book you read?
Notes from Underground
27. What was your greatest musical discovery?
Counting Crows
28. What did you want and get?
Love
29. What did you want and not get?
Faith
30. Favorite film of this year?
Lucky Number Slevin, maybe....can't really remember what came out this year
31. What did you do on your birthday, and how old were you?
I turned 22, sat by myself and then cried and then did homework...but then went out to dinner and played poker and had a good time :)
32. What one thing would have made your year immeasurably more satisfying?
answers
33. How would you describe your personal fashion concept in 2006?
eclectic edging more to the hippy side
34. What kept you sane?
Having friends who I knew would stick by me through whatever was happening in my life.
35. Which celebrity/public figure did you fancy the most?
no idea
36. What political issue stirred you the most?
Same-sex marriage
37. Who do you miss?
Katie...and currently Russ (but that'll go away shortly)
38. Who was the best new person you met?
Geneva (girl from work this summer--we're soul twins)
39. Tell us a valuable life lesson you learned in 2006:
Telling yourself what you "should" be never does anything constructive; accepting yourself for what you are is the way to become a better and happier person.
Also...
Life is easier when you're sharing it with someone.
40. Quote a song lyric that sums up your year:
Life is funny, life's a mess
Sometimes a curse, sometimes a blessing
Don't worry 'bout a thing, don't worry 'bout it
Life gets sticky, life can bruise
Sometimes you win sometimes you're losing
No matter what it brings
Don't worry 'bout a thing
and during the cancer phase:
And I'm not ready for this sort of thing
But I'm not gonna break
and this last month:
He thinks I'm pretty, he thinks I'm smart
He likes my nerve and he loves my heart
He's always sayin' he's my biggest fan
My baby loves me just the way that I am
My baby loves me just the way that I am